Giorgia Guglielmi

Gut microbes change in people with heart conditions long before disease symptoms

Researchers uncover the gut microbiota changes that happen in the very early stages of heart disease. The microbial and metabolic profiles identified could be used as markers of the transition…

Microbial metabolite helps the gallbladder regulate innate defense responses

A recent study investigates the role of the gut microbiota in helping the gallbladder regulate the innate immune response

Specific gut bacteria may improve immunotherapy for melanoma

The findings could help to develop microbiota-based strategies to advance immunothery treatments for melanoma.

Genes for seaweed digestion jumped from marine microbes to human gut bacteria

New research reveals that ocean-derived genes are common in the human microbiota, highlighting the interplay between diet and adaptation of human gut microbes.

Dietary β-carotene improves microbiota imbalance in mice lacking vitamin A

Researchers have found that β-carotene modifies the abundance of certain gut microbes and improves the intestinal dysfunctions

A probiotic boosts the efficacy of anti-cancer therapy, small trial suggests

Researchers have found that combining a probiotic product with immunotherapy may boost anti-tumor responses in people with advanced kidney cancer.

Lactobacilli may help to treat acne

Researchers have found that Lactobacilli could be used to treat common acne lesions, reducing the need for topical antibiotics.

Large study links gut microbes to depression

Researchers have found that some gut microbes may be connected to depression, thus highlighting that the intricate relationship between humans and their microbiota could have important health implications.

How new microorganisms become part of the gut microbiota

Researchers have now found that the interactions between existing gut commensals sets the odds for whether new microbes are acquired.

Some gut microbes may lead to depression by degrading male sex hormone

Researchers have found that testosterone-degrading enzymes expressed by gut microbes are associated with depressive symptoms.

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